1 Corinthians 1:28 Parallel Translations

God chose what the world considers ordinary and what it despises-what it considers to be nothing-in order to destroy what it considers to be something.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

ASV:

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

BBE:

And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

DBY:

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;

ERV:

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

WEY:

and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

WBS:

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

WEB:

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

YLT:

and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

1 Corinthians 1:28 Cross References

XREF:

Job 34:19 Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands?

Romans 4:17 (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.

1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 2:6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away;

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;

Hebrews 2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which {x} are not, to bring to {y} nought things that are:
(x) Which in man's judgment are almost nothing.
(y) To show that they are vain and unprofitable, and worth nothing. See Geneva Ro 3:31

PNT:

1:28 Base things of the world. Those of lowly birth.
And things which are despised. People that the world would call nobodies, and things that it counts as nothing. These are chosen
to bring to nothing things that are; the existing state of things; the pagan religious, governments, and civilization; these were to be overthrown through the influence of the gospel.

WES:

1:28 Things that are not - The Jews frequently called the gentiles, Them that are not, 2 Esdras vi. 56, 57. In so supreme contempt did they hold them. The things that are - In high esteem.

MHC:

1:26-31 God did not choose philosophers, nor orators, nor statesmen, nor men of wealth, and power, and interest in the world, to publish the gospel of grace and peace. He best judges what men and what measures serve the purposes of his glory. Though not many noble are usually called by Divine grace, there have been some such in every age, who have not been ashamed of the gospel of Christ; and persons of every rank stand in need of pardoning grace. Often, a humble Christian, though poor as to this world, has more true knowledge of the gospel, than those who have made the letter of Scripture the study of their lives, but who have studied it rather as the witness of men, than as the word of God. And even young children have gained such knowledge of Divine truth as to silence infidels. The reason is, they are taught of God; the design is, that no flesh should glory in his presence. That distinction, in which alone they might glory, was not of themselves. It was by the sovereign choice and regenerating grace of God, that they were in Jesus Christ by faith. He is made of God to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; all we need, or can desire. And he is made wisdom to us, that by his word and Spirit, and from his fulness and treasures of wisdom and knowledge, we may receive all that will make us wise unto salvation, and fit for every service to which we are called. We are guilty, liable to just punishment; and he is made righteousness, our great atonement and sacrifice. We are depraved and corrupt, and he is made sanctification, that he may in the end be made complete redemption; may free the soul from the being of sin, and loose the body from the bonds of the grave. And this is, that all flesh, according to the prophecy by Jeremiah, Jer 9:23-24, may glory in the special favour, all-sufficient grace, and precious salvation of Jehovah.

CONC:

Annul Base Bring Choose Chose Chosen Despised Exist Existence Honour Ignoble Low Lowly Naught Nothing Nought Nullify Order Reduce Regards Selection Sets Useless Utterly Yea Yes

Annul Base Choose Chose Chosen Despised Exist Existence God Honour Ignoble Lowly Naught Nought Nullify Order Reduce Regards Selection Sets Useless Utterly World

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